NOVEL NEXT Chapter 612 - 255 Entering the Downtown Area_1
Without hesitation, Wang Tao immediately synthesized a new superpower.
A moment later, the name of the mastery fusion remained unchanged, but it now had an additional ability.
[Synthetization successful, obtained new superpower: Level 3 1st Rank·Mastery Fusion]
[Mastery Fusion: Consumes energy to use abilities such as Air Bullet, high-frequency vibration, Shockwave, Indirect Attack, Energize One Hit]
Seeing the synthesized ability, Wang Tao smiled with satisfaction. He had intended to try it out tomorrow, but he couldn’t wait.
So, Wang Tao opened the window of his room and threw an empty bottle outside. At the same time, a handgun appeared in his hand.
When using [Air Bullet], Wang Tao felt as if there was a surge of energy gathering in his hand, then transferring into the handgun. With the leverage of the gun barrel, it was fired instantly.
Bang!
A faint and transparent air wave shot out from the gun barrel, hitting the bottle in an instant.
Pop!
The bottle burst on impact.
The air bullet flew a substantial distance, gradually dissipating after piercing through the bottle. By estimate, it covered at least three hundred meters, and the trajectory was as straight as that of a rifle’s effective range.
As for the reload interval, it was no longer as long as the thirty seconds of an air rifle, but it was still there for about ten seconds.
"Feels pretty good!"
Wang Tao put away the handgun.
Turning around, he found that Jiang Shixue had woken up at some point, and Lightning had also lifted its head. Both human and dog were staring at Wang Tao with widened eyes.
Wang Tao patted Lightning’s head and then ruffled Jiang Shixue’s hair.
"Let’s sleep."
…
The next day.
When Wang Tao woke up, Jiang Shixue was already awake, watching him. As soon as she noticed Wang Tao’s eyes open, she got out of bed somewhat embarrassedly.
Wang Tao shrugged and went to freshen up.
Lightning was already awake, too, but he hadn’t disturbed Wang Tao and had been lying down obediently the whole time.
Seeing Wang Tao approach, Lightning started wagging its tail excitedly.
Wang Tao hugged him tightly, giving him a rough cuddle before they both headed out together.
"This rain still hasn’t stopped, huh..."
Yang Changhong sighed at the sight of the heavy rain outside.
Those with experience knew that rain in this apocalyptic world was a good thing, but if it kept raining incessantly, it definitely spelt trouble. And this rainfall had lasted for such a long time...
"Who knows how much this rain will cause the zombies to evolve..."
He Jijun shook his head helplessly.
"But we can also take advantage of this heavy rain to sneak into the downtown area."
Wang Tao was ready to head into the city today.
He was close to Level 4 now, but he only had one Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core in his possession, left to him by Colonel Luo Guozhong. Clearly, that wasn’t enough; he needed to get more ascension crystal cores.
Also, he had to figure out how strong the Four-level zombies really were. He felt it was impossible for all of them to be as strong as the Giant Zombie; otherwise, it would be way too ridiculous...
After a hearty breakfast, everyone began to gear up.
Since the downtown was more dangerous, everyone had to wear Level 3 Iron Tree Armor, including Jiang Shixue.
Although Jiang Shixue said she still couldn’t be infected by the zombie virus, a protective ability granted by the mysterious object she had consumed, Wang Tao still had her put on the armor.
"Wearing armor increases the defensive power, and it might save your life at a crucial moment. However, you can leave your hands exposed in your armor..."
Wang Tao patted Jiang Shixue on the head.
"Oh~"
A moment later, everyone was fully armed. Even Dog Lightning had on its Wolf Dog Battle Armor.
With everyone in armor, it wasn’t easy to drive, so Wang Tao had to do it himself. He didn’t start with his own car, though, but one of the military vehicles from the garage. This vehicle was robust in defense, powerful in drive, and spacious—perfect for a few people.
Hum, hum~
The camouflaged military vehicle drove out of the military base and headed towards the downtown area.
Soon after leaving the base, they encountered a small group of zombies.
Wang Tao furrowed his brows. They had just cleared out this area yesterday, and now there were so many zombies again?
Xu Xiaojun got out of the car and handled these zombies with a few Shockwaves. The vehicle continued on its way.
After some time, they arrived near the downtown area.
The zombies on the road were becoming more numerous, suggesting that it might not be possible to drive in the city center. Thus, Wang Tao found a place to park the vehicle.
"Let’s go, we’ll go on foot."
Wang Tao waved his hand, and the group headed into the Steel Forest amidst the pouring rain.
After entering, they found there were more zombies than they had imagined.
It wasn’t just a matter of not being able to drive through; the streets were so choked with zombies that even walking was becoming impossible.
"My God..."
Upon seeing this, Nie Siyan instinctively covered her mouth.
The street in front of them was jam-packed with zombies, looking almost like a bustling market!
"Just as expected of Wuyang City... let’s go, take another route!"
Wang Tao, noticing there were no Level 3 or 4 zombies here, immediately signaled everyone to leave.
His target was Level 4 zombies, and naturally, he could also hunt Level 3 zombies, but there was no need to go out of his way to hunt those below Level 3.
They needed to conserve their energy for more appropriate targets.
Because of the heavy rain, Wang Tao and his group did not attract the attention of the zombies when they left. The zombies just stood idly on the streets, as if basking in the rainfall.
Many suspected that the corrosive acid rain might be beneficial to the zombies, so Wang Tao wasn’t surprised to see them acting this way.
With Wang Tao’s Perception leading the way, they managed to successfully circle around to another street, despite the high number of zombies.
Although this street was better and there were fewer zombies than on the first, it was still heavily infested.